Thursday, January 21, 2016

[Video] Beirut - Perth

Indie poppers Beirut have unveiled the video for 'Perth', a track from their 'No No No' album released last autumn on 4AD.

The clip, directed by Clara Aranovich, was shot in split-screen on location between Yosemite and Santa Monica, California and features dancer Maceo Paisley.

Speaking about the video, Aranovich says: "I’ve long been a fan of Beirut’s music. In fact, the very first short film I directed in film school was set to a Beirut song. There’s something in the rhythm and sound of ‘Perth’ that immediately conjures images in my mind of funk-era dance; I knew I wanted to throw back to that period. Nature is somewhat like a church to me – a place of reverence that is deeply democratic in that it belongs to both everyone and no one. These places are as beautiful as they are a neutral canvas, as real as they are surreal.”

Beirut are one of the acts announced this week for the 6Music Festival, which takes place in Bristol. Upcoming Beirut dates below.